Bengaluru, October 17: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will lock horns on Saturday (October 17, 3.30 PM) in the IPL 2020 and both the teams will be eager to effect a quick turnaround.
Royal Challengers were beaten by Kings XI Punjab in their last match, while the Royals went down to Delhi Capitals from a winning position. The winners can join Mumbai Indians in the 12-point club and that much closer to the IPL 2020 play-offs, perhaps as close as one more win.
RCB had done some tactical blunders in the last match like holding back AB de Villiers that robbed them lot of momentum against Punjab. RR was on the way to a win against Delhi but cracked against the pace of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje to get defeated by 13 runs.
So, who will blink first on Saturday? Follow MyKhel Match updates of the game between RCB and RR.
ABD remains not out 55 off 22 balls. Genius.
RCB beat RR by 7 wickets
Final over by Archer.
18.6: 1 run. RCB now need 10 runs off 6 balls. 25 runs off that over by Unadkat.
18.4: 4 by Gukeerat off Unadkat
18.4: Wide.
18.3: ABD 6 off Unadkat.
18.2: ABD 6 off Unadkat.
18.1: ABD 6 off Unadkat
RCB require 35 off 12 balls. It was a brilliant over under pressure by Kartik Tyagi.
6 off Archer by ABD. RCB move to 124/3. They need a few more.
RCB will require a big hand from ABD here.
Oh! Kohli out to a brilliant catch at deep by Tewatia for 43. Kartik Tyagi gets a wicket. RCB are 102/3.
Padikkal goes for a laborious 35 off 36 balls. RCB 102/2
100 up for RCB in the 13th over
A 6 by Kohli off Tewatia. Could this be the momentum giver?
Ben Stokes has a slight limp. Perhaps, that lower back niggle is haunting him. How serious?
The RCB needs a couple big overs here to gain momentum and close the gap between bat and ball.
A six by Kohli off Shreyas to mark the end of 10th over. 77/1
A strange sequence of 3 wides in a row by Tewatia
50 up for Bangalore in 6.4 overs.
47/1 in 6 Power Play overs.
Finch was caught by Uthappa off Shreyas Gopal for 14. 23/1
Woah! 100 metre six by Finch off Archer.
Challengers start their chase of 178, Devdutt Padikkal and Finch are openers.
RR has made 177 for 6. A good total neverthless.
Archer leg before by Morris off the last ball. Out for 2. Morris has the 4th wicket. what a match he has had. A catch to boot with.
Smith goes for 57. It is a lovely catch by Shahbaz at deep off Morris. 173/5
Tewatia makes a few beefy blows
Some brilliant innovation by Steve Smith.